Possible selves among parents of infants and preschoolers

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 542-550

  Hooker, Karen ^a,b   Fiese, Barbara H ^a   Jenkins, Lisa ^a   Morfei, Milene Z ^a   Schwagler, Janet ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21344440952     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.32.3.542     Document Type: Article

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